. >> since we're talking about the constitution, i want to go back briefly to george washington who in his farewell address warned the future generations of americans against the danger of political factions to which members of our government would be more loyal than they were to the country. in other words, they had served their factions more than the common interest. >> i wish everybody would sign a pledge mefr to sign another pledge because that is one of the obstacles when you say this, and i have always avoided the pledges. i agree with you 100%. i'm going to do everything i can for that, but i can't tell you in a given situation what the trade-offs will be, what the options will be, and i'm not signing a pledge. >> partisanship has gone to extreme here, but even more a word that's come up, the unwillingness to compromise, to approach every issue saying i will not vote for this medicals i get 100% of what i want. in the end you get 0%. >> senator, 102 years, more than a century's worth of capitol hill experience sitting right here, so i figure you all are pretty good readers of th